Human Rights at Sea, Social Responsibility and Working Towards a Fair and Sustainable Seafood Industry: An Interview with Zacari Edwards, International Pole & Line Foundation

Human Rights at Sea interviewed Social Responsibility Director Zacari Edwards, who discusses the vital work of the IPNLF, the biggest threats facing the industry, and what consumers can do to drive change. 

WFO and IPNLF Announce Strategic Partnership

Following collaborative engagements within the Producers Working Group of the UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO) and the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) announced today to have joined their forces in a strategic partnership in the framework of the “THE CLIMAKERS – Farmers Driven Climate Change Agenda“, promoting a reversed paradigm where farmers & fishers lead the global political process on climate change, through a renewed agenda that is farmer & fisher-driven, science-based and result-oriented.

IPNLF Launches Tuna Tales Film Series at CCRUP Meeting in Azores About Vital Role of One-By-One Tuna Fisheries and Threats to Their Survival

Representatives from the European Commision, France, Portugal, and Spain gathered in the beautiful mid-Atlantic archipelago, the Azores, to celebrate the first in-person meeting of the Outermost Regions Advisory Council (CCRUP) in the last week of September 2021. CCRUP is a recently formed regional EU stakeholder-led organisation that provides the European Commission and relevant EU countries with recommendations on fisheries management matters. More than 60 organizations from France, Portugal and Spain are currently part of the Advisory Council (AC).  

Joint NGO Statement on The Urgency of Adopting an Interim Plan for Rebuilding The Indian Ocean Yellowfin Tuna Stock

“NGOs are concerned about the current state of this yellowfin tuna stock since a rebuilding plan put in place by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in 2016 to significantly reduce catches, based on 2014 catch levels, has proved ineffective. ”

IPNLF and Earthworm Foundation Strengthen Collaboration in French Tuna Markets

A partnership agreement has been signed between Earthworm Foundation and the International Pole and Line Foundation (IPNLF) to further the cause of sustainable tuna fishing.